Panasonic AG-HMC40P Shooting photos

1 Set the POWER switch to ON. (Page 26)

• The CAMERA lamp lights red.

2 Lower and hold the POWER switch.

• The PHOTO lamp lights red.

3 Press the REC CHECK/PHOTO button halfway.

•During auto focus, a shutter chance mark and focus frame appear and focus is aligned. During manual focus, only the focus frame appears.

Shutter chance mark

Focus frame

•Shutter chance mark

○ (Flashing white): Focusing in progress.

● (Lit green):	Focusing complete.
No mark:	Focusing incomplete.

4 Press the REC CHECK/PHOTO button fully.

•For details on other screen displays, see “Screen displays”. (Page 86)

■Shutter chance mark

•The shutter chance mark does not appear in manual focus mode.

•The shutter chance mark may not appear if the following occur.

�High zoom ratio

�Excessive camera shake

�Moving subjects

�Backlight

�Nearby and far away objects coexist in the frame

�Low lighting or dark conditions

�Bright areas in the frame

�Subjects consisting entirely of horizontal lines

�Conditions with low contrast

■Focus frame

If the focus does not align, perform the following.

The focus aligns on an object with high contrast

(such as a fence) and

the subject is blurred. Focus frame

Shooting

•Audio recording is disabled.

•If you press the REC CHECK/PHOTO button fully without first pressing it halfway, it may take longer to record the photo.

•As the shutter speed decreases in dark conditions, we recommend using a tripod or flash.

•If the shutter speed is 1/30 sec or below, the screen will be dark while the START/STOP button is pressed halfway.

■Screen displays during photo shooting

•The focus frame will not appear in the following case.

�While face detection frames are displayed during auto face detection shooting mode.

				: Operation mode status
				: Remaining battery display
				: Quality
				: Recording pixels
				: Recording pixels
R389				: Remaining media capacity (flashes red
				when “0” is reached)
ATW				: AWB information display